San Diego  A fugitive who was shot last year by a U.S. deputy marshal during an incident in which the deputy was dragged by a car was convicted Thursday of assault with a deadly weapon.

It took only a few hours for the jury to reach verdicts in the case involving Matthew Motsenbocker, 32, who faced 13 charges, including burglary, vehicle theft, receiving stolen property and illegally possessing a firearm. He was found guilty on all counts.

The jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon in San Diego Superior Court. The verdicts were read Thursday morning.

Motsenbocker was shot July 6, 2012, during an incident at the Interstate 805 off-ramp near Balboa Avenue in Clairemont.

Prosecutors said Motsenbocker was being watched by authorities for failing to appear in court last year on several open criminal cases. A bench warrant had been issued for his arrest.

Deputy District Attorney Robert Eacret said Motsenbocker was a passenger in a Volvo driven by his girlfriend, when a deputy U.S. marshal tried to stop them. The girlfriend stopped at an intersection, got out of the vehicle and surrendered.

Motsenbocker then slid over into the driver’s seat.

Deputy Marshal Don Allie approached the vehicle and, sensing that Motsenbocker was going to flee, reached into the open window to grab the keys from the ignition. The deputy, whose body was half in and half out of the Volvo, was dragged through the intersection until he pulled out his handgun.

He shot Motsenbocker once in the chest, and fell from the side of the car.

“The defendant decided he was going to get away at all costs,” Eacret told the jury in his closing argument.

He said the deputy pulled his gun and fired to save his own life. The deputy suffered serious injuries but has returned to his job, Eacret said.

Defense attorney Raymundo Pacello Jr. argued that Motsenbocker did not know that he was being pursued by law enforcement. Before the shooting, Allie had emerged from an unmarked vehicle with dark, tinted windows.

Pacello argued that his client tried to drive away only after he had been shot. He said Motsenbocker acted in self-defense.

“He didn’t have the intent to harm somebody after he’s been shot,” Pacello said. “He was trying to save his life.”

The defense lawyer conceded in his closing argument that the defendant, who had a drug problem, was guilty of the other charges he faced but not assault with a deadly weapon.

“Matthew Motsenbocker is not a violent man,” Pacello said.

Judge Jeffrey Fraser scheduled a hearing for Sept. 20, when Motsenbocker could be sentenced to up to 29 years in prison.